Experience Albania: Travel, Pictures, History, Culture

 Berat: We were busy busy busy in Berat.  We explored the castle, had a coffee break with my future colleagues at school, spent time at the Kaceli’s house, had a dinner/wine get together at James’ house with group of Peace Corps volunteers.  We stayed at a hotel called “Tomi’s,” which is owned and ran by [...]

 Tirane(Albania’s capital city):  Where it all began … Isabel arrived on time and I made my very first and flawless pick-up at the Mother Theresa Airport. I must thank Bashkim, whom I have been recommending as a fast and reliable taxi service to other PC volunteers needing to get to the airport.
 
We spent our first [...]

    Isabel and I were attached at the hip for an entire week.  A very full week, may we add, of traveling Albanian style (busses and mini busses) to four different cities and villages.  We spent time in Tirane, Belsh, Berat, Vlore, and several different beach towns along the coastal highway.  We met and spent [...]

‘Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.’
 
-Sri Swami Sivananda

            Like many cities in Albania, Berat is on a water schedule.  When you’re lucky, that is.  It’s on a water schedule in that there are, on good days and good weeks, reliable times when you know you will and won’t have running water.  To complete that thought, there are definitely times when you have [...]

Wait a little bit, please!
 
The photos are up, but I haven’t had a chance to write about the wonderful visit and adventures that Isabel (my Austrian/German sister) and I had last week.  It had been over 5 months since I’d had real, face-to-face contact and time with someone who has known me for more than [...]